Massachusetts' landmark certification of a bargaining unit comprising the state's nearly 70,000 rideshare drivers has set the stage for a closely watched contract campaign without direct precedent in U.S. labor history.
The former mail carrier behind a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that made it harder for employers to deny religious accommodations and GOP state attorneys general are among a chorus of amici backing a bid for high court review from Washington firefighters who were denied faith-based COVID-19 vaccine exemptions. Here's a look at their arguments.
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Thursday that an arbitration exemption can cover delivery drivers, who complete the last leg of an interstate journey but themselves don't cross state lines or touch a vehicle that does, doesn't entirely address distribution agreements and class action waivers, attorneys said.